{"id":74305,"date":"2025-03-03T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=74305"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:48:47","slug":"plants-and-the-philistine-cult-at-gath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/plants-and-the-philistine-cult-at-gath\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants and the Philistine Cult at Gath"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aerial view of Philistine Gath. Courtesy Photo Companion to the Bible, Joshua<\/a>. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Although the Philistines<\/a> are well known from ancient texts, including the Hebrew Bible, and their cities have been extensively excavated, many questions remain about their culture and religion. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports<\/em><\/a> attempts to provide answers to some of these questions by examining the plant remains from two excavated Philistine temples in the ancient city of Gath, the birthplace of the biblical figure Goliath.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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